session

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French session, from Latin sessiō (“‘a sitting’”), from sedeō (“‘sit’”).

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• Rhymes: -ɛʃən

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session (plural sessions)

1. A period devoted to a particular activity; a training session.
2. A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its business.
3. (computing) Used in reference to web applications, a session is the sequence of interactions between the server and a user. A users session can store persistent data between different web pages. For instance, a person might login to a site on one page, then go on using other pages on the site. The login step begins a session where the server tracks information about that specific user. Sessions typically expire after a set time of non-interaction and are removed from the server's memory.
4. (cricket) A period of play in which the players only leave the field at a change of innings; the three sessions are between start of play, lunch, tea and close of play
5. (music) A musical performance broadcast for a radio show.

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• bull session

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of einosss
• Osseins

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[edit] Noun

session

1. Genitive singular form of sessio.